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Slow travel retreats, led by the seasons. Where food, culture & connection gather for a soulful escape. 🍋🤍

18/10/2026

🍋 Little things we love about our Sicily retreats…

Crisp Etna Bianco, lemons straight from the tree, bustling morning markets, pasta made by hand and long lunches that turn into afternoons.

It’s the little moments, the people we meet and the stories shared around the table that make Sicily so special. 💛

At Seasons to Gather, we create small-group retreats to experience Italy slowly, through its food, people and traditions.

17/10/2026

🍂 7 days of beautiful food, local w**es and unforgettable experiences await in Sicily next autumn. 🍋🇮🇹

From wandering bustling food markets and tasting w**es in family-run vineyards on Mt Etna to cooking alongside locals in their kitchens, every day is an invitation to discover the Sicily beyond the tourist trail.

Think long lunches amongst the olive groves, wandering honey-coloured Baroque towns, sunset aperitivo overlooking the sea and evenings gathered around the table with wonderful women.

Small groups, authentic experiences and plenty of time to slow down and soak it all in.

Just one place remains for our 1–7 September 2027 Sicily retreat.

Come take your seat at our table. 🍷

DM me for the details!

Grace x

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30/09/2026

SICILIAN SWEETS. 🍋🇮🇹

Honestly, reason enough to go to Sicily.

Cannoli filled with sweet ricotta. Cassatine, little individual cassata cakes filled with ricotta and finished with marzipan, icing and candied fruit. Almond pastries. Pistachio everything. And, of course, granita with brioche for breakfast.

My kind of sightseeing.

And yes, there will be plenty of this on our Sicily retreats next year.

19/09/2026

CEFALÙ, I LOVE YOU. I talk a lot in here about Eastern Sicily, particularly with our retreats taking us back there next year, but there are so many other corners of this island that I think are worth making time for. And Cefalù is one of them.

I spent a week here with my family in June, with a fairly simple plan: swim, eat seafood, drink good w**e and slow right down.

Cefalù understood the assignment. 😂

It’s only about an hour by train from Palermo, but it has that wonderful feeling of being somewhere you could happily stay put for a few days.

The old town is all cobbled lanes and washing overhead, with the Norman cathedral rising behind it and the sea appearing at the end of what feels like every little street.

We swam. We ate incredibly well. We found a little w**e bar overlooking the water and stayed for sunset. We had one very special Michelin-starred dinner. And one evening we headed out on a small boat with a local husband-and-wife team, swimming in crystal-clear water and exploring the caves before aperitivo as the sun went down.

No huge itinerary. No racing around.

Just a few really lovely days enjoying where we were.

June was also such a beautiful time to be there — warm enough to spend your days in the sea, but before the intensity of July and August.

I’ve finally put together my full Cefalù guide on the blog, including where we ate, where we drank, the boat trip we loved and a few things I’d want to know before going.

I’ll pop the link below for anyone planning Sicily. 👇
https://www.seasonstogather.com/blog/cefalu-i-love-you
And add Cefalù to your list. 🍋

Grace x

11/09/2026

If you plan your travels around food, this one is for you. 🍋

One of my favourite mornings in Ortigia — wandering the market with a local, tasting whatever is in season and discovering things I never would have known to order or try on my own.

This is exactly how I love to experience a place. Not rushing from sight to sight, but through the people, the produce, the stories and, of course, the food.

And when your market tastings become lunch… even better. 🇮🇹

This is just one of the experiences we’ll share during our Sicily culinary retreats in 2027.

Grace x

10/09/2026

Sicily, where the season decides what’s for dinner. 🍅🍆🌿

08/09/2026

What started as an idea around food, travel and bringing women together is growing into something I’m incredibly proud of — and there is so much happening behind the scenes right now.
*Pinch me* reflecting on what i’ve built and whats to come...

03/09/2026

✨🍋LEMON LOAF RECIPE 🍋✨⬇️
We visited Puglia in southern Italy and the garden was brimming with delicious citrus. The chef kindly let us take a basket home and I tried out the girls favourite recipe. My go to for morning tea or something to bring for a friend. The olive oil gives its the perfect crumb.

🍋Loaf Ingredients
2 tbsp lemon zest
1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
3 large eggs
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
½ cup Olive Oil
¾ cup plain yogurt
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt

Lemon Syrup
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2½ tbsp granulated sugar
Stir together and put some fork holes into top of cake whilst still hot in loaf tin and drizzle.

Lemon Glaze
½ cup powdered sugar
½ tbsp lemon juice  Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth, then drizzle over the cooled loaf.

Instructions
🍋Preheat oven to 175°C. Line a loaf tin with parchment.
🍋Zest lemon + Sugar Magic - Rub the lemon zest into the sugar with your fingers until fragrant and pale yellow.
🍋 Beat the zest-sugar with eggs until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, extract, oil, and yogurt.
🍋In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Fold into the wet ingredients in two additions-don’t overmix!
🍋Pour into loaf pan. For the classic lemon loaf crack, drizzle a thin line of oil down the centre.
🍋Bake for 60–70 mins, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
🍋While still in loaf tin cooling down, put some fork holes on top and drizzle in the syrup.
🍋Glaze with powdered sugar and lemon juice mixed together until smooth, then drizzle over the cooled loaf.

If you make it- let me know what you think! Promise you it won’t disappoint.

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